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Blue Mounds no longer using caucus for elections

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:30:14 +0000

The Town of Blue Mounds Board of Supervisors held its monthly meeting on October 6, one week earlier than usual. There were a few items of note in the hour-long meeting, including Clerk Amanda Burghy’s presentation of the new 2027 town supervisor election process.

What’s next for Langhus on Main site?

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:29:43 +0000

Trustee Tim White chaired the October 7 Village Board meeting in the absence of President Czyzewski. The remaining elected officials were present, less Marc Schellpfeffer. The Consent Agenda items included setting Trick or Treat hours on the 31from 5-8pm, as well as approving an Alcohol Beverage License for Golden Roost LLC, 213 E.

County exec and sheriff announce $3 million for body cameras

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:28:48 +0000

Dane County Executive Melissa Agard and Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett on October 8 highlighted a $3 million capital investment in Agard’s proposed 2027 Executive Budget to support body-worn cameras for the Dane County Sheriff’s Office.

Senate candidates Jacobson and Marklein answer questions about taxes, AI, healthcare, government transparency and more

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:03:52 +0000

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Scary fun

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:03:06 +0000

Save the date! Join the Mount Horeb Recreation Department for the 22^nd annual Creepy Crawl haunted hike on October 29. Take a haunted hike through part of the Military Ridge Trail lit by carved pumpkins and lined with spooks and scares of all kinds.

Mount Horeb Welding Teacher Wins 2026 Harbor Freight Tools For Schools Prize For Teaching Excellence

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:06:26 +0000

Pam Allen during a special ceremony at Mount Horeb High School on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Pam Allen, a Agricultural Sciences Instructor and FFA leader at Mount Horeb High School, has been named a winner of the 2026 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, winning $75,000 for her school’s program.

How Louisa Strohl works to connect seniors with the services they need

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:15:29 +0000

Louisa Strohl became the Mount Horeb Senior Center’s new Social Work Case Manager on July 20, and director Joan Laundy said she has settled in nicely to the position.

Strohl’s job is vast and varied, but at its heart it’s all about helping people.

Mount Horeb Area School Board approves policy that prohibits unauthorized drones over schools

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:14:12 +0000

The Board of Education updated its policy regarding the use of unmanned aircraft over school grounds.

Vikings celebrate homecoming

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:13:43 +0000

The Mount Horeb Vikings celebrated Homecoming in style Friday with a pep rally, the annual parade (above) and the evening’s football game. See more from the festive parade on page 9. Photo by Matt Geiger.

Where the wild things are

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:52:20 +0000

Dave Laufenberg with his dog, Tui, who originally came from the Assiniboine and Sioux Indian Reservation in Wolf Point, Montana. They are pictured on land that was recently home to two plants - corn and soy - and now boasts around 200 species. Photo by Matt Geiger.

“Farming is this beautiful intersection of all things,” says Dave Laufenberg. “Everything comes together on the farm.”

Laurence Kruckman publishes debut book of local stories: ‘Driftless Anthology: Coming of Age in Western Wisconsin’

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:51:16 +0000

Laurence Kruckman with Carolyn White. Photo contributed.

A new book published by Little Creek Press on August 15 shines a light on the people and places that make this region special. Readers of the Mount Horeb Mail will likely recognize some of these tales by Laurence Kruckman, which have appeared as his “Village Vignettes” in these pages.

Sports editor Reischel wins Football Writers of America award

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:50:31 +0000

Rob Reischel, Sports Editor for the Mount Horeb Mail, recently received a Professional Football Writers of America Dick Connor Writing Award.

In addition to his work for Finger Publishing, which owns the Mail, Reischel covers the Green Bay Packers for Conley Media and Forbes Sports.

WHEN TO SPEAK, WHEN TO LISTEN: PUBLIC DIALOGUE IN AN ERA OF POLARIZATION

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:31:54 +0000

How can we have conversations that bring us together rather than drive us further apart in an era of increasing political, algorithmic, and social polarization?

THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE, TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY, AND THE HISTORY OF WISCONSIN

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:31:28 +0000

Though you've likely heard of the Louisiana Purchase, chances are you haven't thought about it in years—if ever. But this landmark land deal reshaped the future of the United States, transformed the lives of the Indigenous nations who called these lands home, and forever changed the course of early Wisconsin.

Author S.K. Kruse returns to the liminal with two new books

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:08:31 +0000

Author S. K. Kruse is back with not one, but two new books that delve into the very essence of what it means to be human. In Of Beginnings and Ends, Kruse explores liminal ideas, spaces and states of being. In the story, a woman named Evy returns again and again to the vast and luminous Hall of Beginnings and Ends.